Chemical ASCORBIC-ACID | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

ASCORBICACID

Ubiquitous

Yes

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Dosage	Reference
Hypoglycemic	not available	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Hypotensive	1,000 mg/man/day	Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	not available	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Interferonogenic	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Lithogenic	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Mucolytic	1 g/woman/day	Martindale's 28th
Pesticide	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric	4 g/man/day	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant	not available	Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	not available	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).

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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Averrhoa carambola	Fruit	200.0	4935.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Bacopa monnieri	Shoot	not available	630.0	-0.3	Wealth of India.
Bactris gasipaes	Fruit	110.0	828.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Balanites aegyptiacus	Fruit	not available	390.0	-0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Barosma betulina	Leaf	not available	4900.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Basella alba	Leaf	1020.0	14785.0	0.9	Duke, 1992 *
Benincasa hispida	Fruit	130.0	6750.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Berberis vulgaris	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Berberis vulgaris	Fruit	1560.0	3800.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Berberis vulgaris	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Berberis vulgaris	Root	not available	0.0	-0.6	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Bertholletia excelsa	Seed	not available	7.0	-0.3	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Beta vulgaris	Leaf	120.0	3696.0	-0.1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Beta vulgaris	Root	50.0	868.0	-0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Bixa orellana	Fruit	20.0	130.0	-0.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Blighia sapida	Aril	260.0	1530.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Blighia sapida	Seed	780.0	2735.0	1.3	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Boehmeria nivea	Leaf	730.0	5615.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Borago officinalis	Shoot	not available	39.0	-0.4	Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis	Leaf	30.0	5005.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *